Genus Serapias
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There aren’t any identifications of Serapias.
Range:
Location unknown
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Short etymology:
Possibly named after the Egyptian god Serapis, in whose temple pilgrims engaged in licentious living. The name was used by the Greeks for an orchid (probably Orchis morio), which was a reputed aphrodisiac.
Scientific name:
Serapias L.
Etymology source:
Global vulnerability:
NE
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Sp. Pl. 2: 949 (1753)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1753
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Serapias.